Liverpool suffered a shock defeat against Inter Milan at Anfield but managed to seal their place into the Champions League quarterfinals with a 2-1 aggregate victory.
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Lautaro Martinez’s wonder strike sealed a 1-0 win for the reigning Serie A champions but Inter failed to capitalise after Alexis Sanchez was sent off moments after the goal.
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Liverpool started to dominate possession after the sending off and hit the woodwork for a third time after Salah’s effort struck the post.
Substitute Luis Diaz went close in stoppage time but his goalbound effort was cleared off the line by Arturo Vidal.
It is Liverpool’s first defeat in the competition this season but their 2-0 win at the San Siro last month was enough to seal their place in the final eight.
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Jurgen Klopp’s side can now turn their attention to the Premier League with fixtures against Brighton and Arsenal to come in quick succession.
“The difficulties we had were pretty close to what I expected,” Klopp told BT Sport after the game. “Inter are a really, really good side, set up for these kind of games.
“Without playing brilliantly we had clear-cut chances. Over the two legs it’s completely fine that they won one and we went through. We could’ve done better against an opponent that makes life uncomfortable.
“It was a really interesting game. In the end we lost the game which obviously is not cool, we didn’t come here to lose a home game.”
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